Interhospital differences and case-mix in a nationwide prevalence survey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-138

  Kanerva, M ^a,b   Ollgren, J ^a   Lyytikainen O ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case mix; Healthcare associated infection; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINARY CATHETER; VENTILATOR;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956181082     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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